Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-30

A UnstseKmsa Rien for sha smaePess-
nezscs OF ssae Hndavsamaa.
Alta Californian.
The Boston Herald publishes the fol-
lowing in it's editorial column
A correspondent has written to US pro,
pounding the following question, which we
confess an inability TO answer, and which 4
we would like very much 10 have the
authorized representative Of some labor
organization to reply to: III | am at work
In a Misunderstanding establishment as an
operative, and II. after have been at work
at this plaoe for ID years, q union Is formed
consisting OF men IN the came trade, both
inside aud outside OF the factory 4 am
working Ia. and II. for reasons OF my own,
deem 1t inexpedient to Join this union, am
o scab7 In enforcing the rules that none
but nnlon men arc TO be employed, Is It tho
Intention OF the representatives Of the
union. to compel my employer TO discharge
mo II do no not Join the union, although
he may have no other cause for dissatisfao-
tion7 II this Ia a rule. IA 1t not an infringo-
ment on my rights as an American eitinen2'
We can answer these questions, " the
Boston HG,ah can not. They can all be
summed up In the word yes The
unions do propose TO force employers 10
either compel their employee TO join
unions or discharge them, and II ia nm in
fringement on the rights Of American
citizens To-day q number of business
houses in San Francisco are boycotted,
not on account of wages or hours of
labor, but because they refused TO sign
an agreement binding themselves to EN-
| ploy only union men, One of the secret
| juntas that put forth such an unlawful
and un-Ameriean demand SO distinctly
makes the issue against the American
born citizen, that it will permit no person
| who cannot speak German 10 become
member of il. Yet this union demands
| TINT employers shall employ no men in
| q particular line Of industry except
its members, and brawny vagabonds
have been thrusting circulars in the faces
of American citizens, asking then 10 boy
| colt the proprietors who refuse to accede
TO the ignorant, irresponsible and nm
American junta. II man, for reasons
of his own, declines TO join union, his
| employer is boycotted and his customers
insulted. He Is bounded down and his
family perseouted. He is pursued through
the streets while going about his daily
labors by loafers who stigInaiize him as
"scab," and insult him with immunity
because they are protected by the
towards refuge of numbers. For other
offences against the peace, person and
property Of American citizens there
is recourse, but in too many
cases the constituted authorities wink
at the expressions and criminal con.
spiraoiea OF 40 called labor unions When
the manhood of this country exerts itself,
and oompels enforcement of the laws and
q proper respect for personal rights and
privileges, such intolerable outrages as
have disgraced this city in the past yeai
will come 20 a summary end. Indications
point to an uprising of public sentiment
on this question, and in many quarter
the workingmen, who have been misled
by socialistio adyenturers, are breaking
away from tho tyranny imposed upon
themselves at the bidding of non-labor
ing agitators, to whom strike is bless
ing, as it affords them pretext for rails
ing subscriptions from deluded followers